RIMON BARR 

       rimon-(at)-acm.org - http://rimonbarr.com - 607.227.6332


Objective

  Leverage my computer science, software, and business training and
  experience, as well as my analytical problem-solving skills and intuition,
  to solve complex and important, yet practical problems. Attain a position
  combining expertise with responsibility, leadership, and strategic
  decision-making.


Education 

  CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY 
  PhD, Computer Science, May 2004
  MBA, Johnson Graduate School of Management, December 2002 
  MSc, Computer Science, May 2002 

  UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Toronto, ON 
  Honors BSc, Computer Science and Biology, magna cum laude, May 1998


Experience 

  1998 - 2004: CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY
  Research, Department of Computer Science

  - Thesis: Invented a novel, efficient approach for constructing
    discrete-event simulators that leverages virtual machines and unifies
    existing designs. Converted the Java environment into a high-performance
    simulation platform. Constructed a scalable wireless network simulator
    that can accurately model million node networks, a 100-fold improvement
    over prior work. Advisor: Professor Zygmunt J. Haas 

  - Implemented a distributed operating system for wireless ad hoc and
    sensor networks that automatically migrates programs and data to reduce
    latency and increase application longevity by conserving energy

  - Designed a stream-oriented language and an optimizing runtime to
    efficiently execute periodically repeating, pipelined tasks, such as
    financial computations and stock-ticker analyses, in parallel


  2000: TRILOGY SOFTWARE, Austin, TX 
  Business and Software Development

  - Developed supply-chain process and extranet, critical to business model
    scalability, for automotive e dealership dot com startup, tripling unit
    profits and halving fulfillment time
    
  - Created integrated intranet applications to improve operations,
    inventory management and order tracking, drastically reducing
    transaction overhead and enabling new dynamic pricing strategies 


  1999: IBM ALMADEN, San Jose, CA 
  Database Research, Almaden Research Center

  - Designed query languages to integrate XML with relational data;
    investigated various language and execution strategy alternatives in
    terms of expressiveness and efficiency 

  - Research published at top conference and productized


  1997 - 1998: IBM TORONTO, Toronto, ON 
  Software Development, Database Group

  - Successfully spearheaded project giving IBM industry leadership with
    support for new high-speed networking standard (VIA/InfiniBand) and
    record performance in its flagship parallel database product; a
    strategic win over competitors Oracle and Microsoft

  - Extended database communication layer to allow modular protocol
    plug-ins, providing valuable performance improvements for websites,
    electronic commerce and other database-driven applications


  1995: MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Seattle, WA 
  Software Development, Office Group

  - Implemented two successful Office 97 features, later also used in
    Windows. Learned valuable software practices and about managing complex
    development projects


  1993 - 1994: VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER OF CANADA (VICC), Toronto, ON 
  Consultant

  - Accelerated, from days to minutes, the production of statistical vehicle
    accident reports, the primary company product distributed to insurance
    companies nationwide; enabled more timely updates and better service,
    generating additional revenue


Academic  

  - Specialization: Research focused in areas of databases, distributed
    systems, networking, languages, and simulation. Publications listed
    online. MBA focus on economics, finance, and software engineering.
  
  - Teaching: Designed, taught and assisted with more than a dozen computer
    science and business courses; mentored 8 masters and undergraduate
    students on research projects.
    
  - Awards: Received full tuition and stipend for entire graduate and MBA
    studies, undergraduate scholarships, and teaching excellence awards;
    excelled at programming, math, and physics competitions.
  
  - Other: Invented Spyce 
    
  (details online)

Skills

  Proficient in the major programming languages; web, network, open-source
  and database technologies, protocols and standards; operating systems and
  desktop applications, including: C, C++, Java, Python, C#, VB, Pascal,
  Lisp, JSP, XML, SQL, O/JDBC, IBM DB2, MySQL, SAP, Unix, POSIX, Win32API,
  COM, .NET, MS Office, Corel, AutoSketch, Photoshop

  (remainder online)

Personal

  Enjoy soccer, chess, playing guitar and karate